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Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

By Kate Summerscale

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Published 05-Jan-2009


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The fascinating story of a famous Victorian murder case - and the notorious detective who solved it


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Blood River

By Tim Butcher

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Published 03-Jan-2008


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The author set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots with the idea of recreating H M Stanley's famous expedition. This book tells of the author's journey and the story of Congo; as he made his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe.


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Crow Country

By Mark Cocker

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Published 07-Aug-2008


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Rooks and jackdaws are both members of the same bird family. To ornithologists the group is known as the corvids, to the layperson they are 'crows'. This is a prose poem in a tradition of English pastoral writing. It is also a celebration of the Norfolk countryside, of its oceanic flatness, its immense skies and of the human intimacies.


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Whisperers

By Orlando Figes

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Published 04-Sep-2008


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Explores the inner life of a Russia where everyone was afraid to talk and society spoke in whispers, whether to protect friends and family - or to betray them. In this title, the author tells the story of how Russians tried to endure life under Stalin's Terror.


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Rest is Noise

By Alex Ross

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Published 13-Dec-2008


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The inspiration behind the South Bank Centre's year-long festival of 20th century music, Alex Ross's masterpiece is a sweeping musical history from pre-war Vienna to the Velvet Underground.


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